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The Anglo-American 'War on Terror' has facilitated gross escalations in human rights violations of detainees worldwide, writes MICHAEL PIERSE Nine months of frustration for Ógra Shinn Fein member Daniel Turnbull finally came to an end on Tuesday 6 July, when charges of gathering information that would likely be of use to terrorists were dropped at Omagh Court. 15 July 2004 Coca Cola still in the Colombian dock 
As the year-long boycott against Coca Cola by Colombian trade unions nears its end, the President of the Sinaltrainal trade union says the struggle against the multinational's policy of harassing trade union members and officials has been a worthy exercise in raising awareness. In this interview, Javier Correa says the campaign will continue "until such time as the company sits down with our union to talk about a solution". Photo: Javier Correa, President of Colombia's Sinaltrainal trade union Dunloy Orangemen break rules again 
North Antrim Sinn Féin Assembly member Philip McGuigan has criticised the Orange Order in Dunloy after they broke determinations set out by the Parades Commission by deliberately playing music and making speeches outside the Orange Hall on Station Road. Photo: North Antrim Sinn Féin Assembly member Philip McGuigan North Antrim Catholic family targeted A Catholic family escaped serious injury in a sectarian attack after a gang of armed unionist paramilitaries broke into and searched their Loughguile home near Ballymoney, County Antrim at around 2am on Tuesday 13 July. Concerns over inquiry principles The Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) has expressed concern over the independence of the inquiries being set up to investigate the deaths of Rosemary Nelson, Robert Hamill and LVF killer Billy Wright. The CAJ also raised questions about some of the principles announced by the British Government, on Thursday 8 July, that will govern the inquiries. PSNI use CS Spray against young people in Derry Derry Sinn Féin councillor Cathal Crumley has accused the PSNI of lying to the media over an incident at the weekend when they used the controversial CS spray for the first time in the Six Counties. Bass brewery to stop manufacturing Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams says he is angry and disappointed at the decision by Bass Ireland's parent company, Interbrew, to offload its manufacturing facility at the Glen Road brewery in West Belfast. Interface children visit London 
BY DENIS GRACE - Two years ago, some of us in the London-based Wolfe Tone Society visited Belfast's Short Strand and Ardoyne on a fact-finding trip. The shocking realities of what we saw then laid the seeds that came to fruition last week. Four kids from each of these areas and four from South Antrim, all aged between 12 and 14 and accompanied by four adult community leaders, spent a week in London and stayed with members of our group. Photo: From Gaelic games to canoeing and meetings at the House of Commons, the kids had an exciting time in London 
Faltering economic development and a policy vacuum in government - it must be time for a glossy new report. Enter Mary Harney's Enterprise Strategy Group with Ahead of the Curve. Ireland's place in the Global Economy, which was launched with considerable fanfare last week. Some longterm economy watchers must have felt a sense of déjà vu, as in previous periods of economic turbulence directionless governments also resorted to the politics of hiding behind expert reports. Photo: Mary Harney So it would cost €5 billion to deliver on Sinn Féin's 2002 Leinster House manifesto proposals on housing, health, education and childcare and service charges. Excellent, it's a bargain. €5 billion was the cost estimated by economic consultants hired by the Irish Examiner in the latest instalment of an ongoing campaign by the mainstream media and some establishment politicians. Following in the footsteps of Fianna Fáil ministers such as Willie O'Dea, as well the PD duo of Harney and McDowell, who gave us the excellent term of "balaclava economics" in one of their previous rants, the Examiner took up where Tony O'Reilly's Independent News and Media left off in attempting to deride Sinn Féin and marginalise the party's voters. Government decision on EU status for Irish welcomed Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghin Ó Caoláin has welcomed the decision of the Cabinet on Wednesday to apply for official working status for the Irish language in the EU. The importance of MPCs for local democracy 
Newly elected Sinn Féin councillors in East Cork, Cobh, Middleton, Fermoy and Mallow are promoting party resolution calling on their councils to appoint full-time youth officers to develop youth facilities in their towns. "We thought it more effective if we all raised the issue together in the separate town councils," says Frank O'Neill, a Sinn Féin activist in East Cork. Photo: Cobh Sinn Féin Councillor Kieran McCarthy Christie to give up council seat Martin Christie announced yesterday evening that he will resign his Sinn Féin seat on Fingal County Council at the request of the party's Ard Chomhairle. Soldier released after security breach A British soldier who had been questioned about a possible internal breach of security at Castlereagh PSNI Barracks in East Belfast was released without charge on Monday 12 July. The investigation into the incident, believed to have happened last week, is concentrating on the part of the building used by the British Army's undercover squads. 
Charlie Ferris stood alongside Paul Hogan at the republican memorial plot in the small village of Cappagh on Tuesday evening 13 July. Both were attending the annual Tyrone Volunteers Commemoration parade and had gathered with hundreds of republicans who braved the rain to take part in the march from nearby Galbally. Photo: Gary Hurson, a nephew of Martin, being presented with the trophy by Brendan Hurson. Also in the picture are Brian McGurk of the beaten finalists Galbally and Dungannon Sinn Féin councillor Seán McGuigan 
• Dáithí Mac an Bhaird, Martin Kenny, Pairic Fallon and Kathryn Reilly are pictured in the Lá Nua offices in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, after a draw to raise funds for the Northwest EU election campaign. The framed Celtic jersey, signed by the team, was donated by Castlerea political prisoner Pearse McCauley. The winners of the draw were: 1st prize, framed Celtic jersey - Paul Hurson, Co Clare; 2nd prize, hand-carved harp - Gerry Hartigan, Co Limerick; 3rd prize, leather wallet - Kevin Brady, Co. Cavan. |
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